FedEx announced yesterday that, starting March 1, 2018, it will begin merging its speciality logistics and e-commerce services into a new structure, under the company’s freight forwarding arm, FedEx Trade Networks, Inc. The reorganization puts the muscle of FedEx’s entire network behind the company’s global e-commerce services portfolio, which the integrator
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Hope rises for Ibom Deep Seaport as procurement process begins
Artist impression of the Ibom Seaport project There are indications that the construction of the Ibom Deep Seaport (IDSP) will soon start following the advertisement of the Request for Qualification (RFQ) from reputable private sector port operators in partnership with the Akwa Ibom State Government and the Federal Government. The RFQ is
All’s Set for Tanzania’s Ambitious Railway Second Phase to Tick
Da es Salaam - PLANS are afoot to officially launch the 1.923 billion US dollar (over 4tri/-) construction of the 336-kilometre Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) from Morogoro to Dodoma. The groundbreaking ceremony to lay a foundation stone that signals the kicking off of the second phase of the SGR project is
Innoson vehicles provide Nigerian Army the Logistics to fight terrorism
To make good on its promise, the Nigerian Army has started taking delivery of some of the vehicles it has ordered from Innoson Motor Manufacturing Company, a local vehicle manufacturer, which the Army has configured fit for deployment for its counterterrorism Operation Lafiya Dole. Nigerian Army made this known to newsmen
West Africa airlines to save $1bn yearly on Aircraft maintenance
Lagos (Punch) - Stakeholders in the aviation industry have said that Nigerian and West African airlines could save billions of dollars annually on aircraft maintenance with the establishment of Aero Contractors’ Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul facility at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The stakeholders made this known at the roll-out of the
Winter storm in U.S. causes widespread freight disruption at FedEx’s Memphis hub
A cold front moving east across the American Midwest region caused extensive flight disruption at FedEx’s Memphis International Airport (MEM). The airport is FedEx Express’ global hub, and the “substantial flight and sort disruptions” experienced will have widespread implications on express logistics. FedEx said that “potential delays are possible for package
Section 1 of 4Km Apapa-Wharf Road to be opened to traffic
Ongoing Construction work at Apapa Wharf Road Lagos - The Section 1 of the four kilometres Apapa-Wharf Road in Lagos State currently under reconstruction will be opened to traffic before ending of January, Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Mr. Godwin Eke, has said. Eke told the journalists in Lagos, yesterday that
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport To undergo Transformation
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Nairobi - The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) is set to undergo a major transformation in the next 100 days to streamline and smoothen its operations. The revelation was made during an impromptu visit by three cabinet secretaries to the facility to check on areas that
Kenya President orders NTSA off roads, wants traffic cops in charge
Kenya Police officers with NTSA tags, monitoring motorists Kenya - (P&L) President Uhuru Kenyatta has ordered the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) off the roads, saying the work of managing traffic should be left to traffic police. The President said the move is aimed at curbing road accidents that have increased in the recent
FedEx opens long-delayed Shanghai Pudong facility to streamline customs
FedEx new Shanghai Pudong Hub, courtesy of FedEx. January 8, 2018 Shanghai (ACW) - FedEx has finally opened its US$100 million, 134,000-square-meter Shanghai Pudong International Airport hub. Originally slated to open in early 2017, the Shanghai Hub is now the largest of its kind at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, featuring FedEx’s most